What is elephantiasis? Elephantiasis is a condition where the skin thickens and hardens after excessive swelling associated with lymph accumulation (lymphedema). It is most marked in the lower limbs but also commonly affects the scrotum in males, and may also affect the breasts and arms.
relent. 1  to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving. 2  to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented. 3  Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination. 4  Obsolete. to cause to slacken; abate. 5  Obsolete. to abandon; relinquish.
disrepute noun [U]. âº the âstate of not being âtrusted or ârespected: Involvement with âterrorist âgroups âbrought the âpolitical âparty into disrepute. This âtheory has âfallen into disrepute. (Definition of disrepute from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).